01/06/2025: ‘Every child will have contact with a stranger online’
Sophie was just 17 when she was contacted online by someone she believed to be a boy of her own age.
29/05/2025: Reports of Harmful Content Rise by 20% in 2024
In 2024, the Report Harmful Content service experienced a substantial growth compared to the previous year. With 6,222 cases handled (a 20.5% increase from the previous year) it’s clear that the demand for impartial, trusted support in navigating harmful online experiences is more critical than ever.
21/05/2025: Phone and shouting ban ‘transforms’ school plagued by fights
Fights arranged in school via social media, then filmed and shared online.
15/05/2025: People ‘will find a way’ to harmful content – teens
People will “no matter what, find a way” to access inappropriate and harmful content online even after a new crackdown comes into force, teenagers have said.
13/05/2025: Call to ban under-16s from phones and social media
A mother has started a campaign to highlight the danger of phones for young people as pupils get ready to take exams.
08/05/2025: Teen girls report more social media issues than boys
social media use compared with boys, a survey has found.
07/05/2025: Council pilots phone-free schools scheme
Edinburgh City Council has become the first local authority in the UK to make schools phone-free in a pilot scheme.
05/04/2025: ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?
04/04/2025: ‘I’ve been scarred by social media’
A woman has spent a year without using some social media apps after realising they had “completely consumed” her life.
03/04/2025: Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic
Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access to online information